The Geography doctoral program is an innovative and vibrant program that provides an integrated systems approach to the study of human and environmental resources. The Department of Geography has long-standing emphases in Geographic Information Science, including unmanned aerial systems, nature-society dynamics, and cultural-historical geography, and doctoral students will select one of these three areas of specialization. Considerable flexibility exists within these tracks, allowing the student to choose from a broad spectrum of coursework in both Geography and related disciplines. Students must have earned a master’s degree to gain admission to the PhD program; a minimum of 60 credit hours beyond the master’s degree and a successfully defended dissertation are required to receive the doctoral degree.
Course Requirements
1) Required Geography Core: 13 hours
- 5001 - Professional Development in Geography
- 5303 - Geographical Analysis I
- 5413 - History and Philosophy of Geography
- 5403 - Current Geographic Research
- 6313 - Mixed Methods in Field Research
2) Elective Coursework inside Geography: 15-27 hours focused in one of the three specialty areas listed above
3) Elective Coursework outside Geography: 9-15 hours of courses that complement the student’s research track and align with the chosen specialty
4) Dissertation (GEOG 6000): 15-24 hours
Full details can be found starting on page 17 of the Graduate Program Handbook.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Jon Comer, Coordinator of Graduate Studies
Professor & Associate Head
OSU Department of Geography
322 Murray Hall
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-9176 (direct) or (405) 744-6250 (main office)
Email: jon.comer@okstate.edu